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Fried Rice to Go

So, it's over. Crazy midterm time is over. And I can't say I'm entirely happy with the results. But eventually, I'll figure out how to relax again. Well, maybe this summer I will. I'm so tired.

But, somehow amongst all the studying and craziness, I found time to make dinner. Once. But, NES and I also managed to find an apartment AND order our invitations during the past few weeks. I can't believe these things are actually happening! Uh, yeah. So, I didn't study 24 hours a day. Maybe that's why things didn't go as well as I had hoped. Oh well. Life is important, too. Isn't it?

The one dinner I made was fried rice. Good decision, NES! It was a good idea.

I have a good fried rice recipe. I love it, and I've even made it on a camp stove! But I found a new one, and it sounded really easy and also lighter! And one of mom's friends had made a video about it, so mom had told me about it.

And it was easy, and it was much lighter, I'm sure. It tasted good, but I like my other recipe better. And honestly, I kind of switched up this new recipe to be more like mine. Oops. Instead of the frozen peas and shredded carrots, I used frozen peas, carrots and corn. And instead of scallions, I used bean sprouts. So, basically, I made it like my other recipe. Except a lot less oil. And no garlic.

And I also forgot to scramble the eggs first . . . so they almost ended up like fried eggs. I've never made a fried egg before.

But it was so easy to make. I was even able to fit it in amongst my crazy hectic studying schedule. It was perfect to bring for dinner on teaching nights.

When I went to the grocery store, I may just have been looking for something for dessert. And I may have found Red Velvet Cake Ben and Jerry's. Mmmmm. I had always wanted to try red velvet ice cream, and maybe I had seen someone buying some the week before. So, I had to try it.

And it was very good, but the pink color was so reminiscent of strawberry ice cream, I couldn't help but taste some vague strawberry flavor underneath. I'm pretty sure I'm crazy though. NES didn't taste it.

And now, now I get to learn how to relax all over again. I have one month. Go.

I love to bake. And make cupcakes. And take pictures. I like cooking, too.
But I'm in grad school, and math is my life. I am also a new wife. NES is my new co-conspirator, at least for cooking! And I have someone to bake for! We also finally have our own real kitchen! I cook and bake when I can. I thought that time was tight in college, but I'm learning there are different definitions of lack of time. Thyme is my favorite herb, though. So it all evens out?